Pennsylvania Supreme Court overturns... wait for it.... a Gov. Tom Corbett veto; could cost $72M

[TexasTowelie]

A 5-2 Pennsylvania Supreme Court majority has ruled that a press release announcing a veto does not necessarily meet the constitutional requirement of a "public proclamation."

And so, former Gov. Tom Corbett has suffered another defeat from a term that ended nearly three years ago.

And the state may be on the hook for roughly $72 million. More on that, in a bit.

The case at hand arose from a challenge by state Senate leaders to Corbett's line-item veto of several 2014-15 budget lines, and corresponding language in the state fiscal code, which applies rules to how budgeted funds are spent.

Read more: http://www.pennlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2017/11/pa_supreme_court_overturns_a_w.html